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Definition of devoid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

devoid

adjective

/dɪˈvɔɪd/

/dɪˈvɔɪd/

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devoid of something completely without something
- The letter was devoid of warmth and feeling.
- The land is almost devoid of vegetation.
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verbs
- appear
- be
- seem
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- quite
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English: past participle of obsolete devoid ‘cast out’, from Old French devoidier.

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